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Activists run after being hit by a stun grenade while protesting against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the sidelines of the inauguration in Washington.

Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc

A dispatch from inside the J20 protests.

Jan 22, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

Photos of Resistance: Inside the DC Women’s March

Photos of Resistance: Inside the DC Women’s March Photos of Resistance: Inside the DC Women’s March

Over 500,000 people flooded the streets of the nation’s capital to protest everything President Trump stands for.

Jan 22, 2017 / Photo Essay / Tracie Williams

Pussy Power Fights Back

Pussy Power Fights Back Pussy Power Fights Back

In rallies around the world, millions of people—women and men—stand up to the grabber in chief.

Jan 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?

Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President? Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?

Given how hard it is to vote, and how actively some states discourage voting, America elects legal presidents—but not legitimate ones.

Jan 21, 2017 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health Scott Pruitt Is Bad for Your Health

At his confirmation hearing, the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to identify cases in which he’d stood up for environmental and health ...

Jan 20, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era? Are We Entering a Post-Evidence Era?

If the future of war is cyber attacks, and cyber attacks can never truly be proven—how does the public audit its government?

Jan 20, 2017 / Adam Johnson

Protestors arrive at One Police Plaza in support of the family of Ramarley Graham Thursday, June 2, 2016, in New York. The mother of Graham, an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white policeman in front of his grandmother and young brother joined supporters Thursday for a 17-mile march to police headquarters to demand that the officers involved in the 2012 slaying be fired.

5 Years After Ramarley Graham Was Killed by the NYPD, Join His Family’s Campaign for Police Accountability 5 Years After Ramarley Graham Was Killed by the NYPD, Join His Family’s Campaign for Police Accountability

The officer who killed Ramarley Graham is finally facing trial.

Jan 19, 2017 / NationAction

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back The Hacks That Broke the Election’s Back

From voter suppression to Comey’s rogue intervention, the presidential election was rigged.

Jan 19, 2017 / William deBuys

A Brief History of Women’s Protests

A Brief History of Women’s Protests A Brief History of Women’s Protests

Starting from Lysistrata.

Jan 19, 2017 / Michelle Dean

Anti-Racist Action Protests neo-Nazis in Texas

Anti-Fascists Will Fight Trump’s Fascism in the Streets Anti-Fascists Will Fight Trump’s Fascism in the Streets

In stark contrast with many liberals, antifa activists refuse any dialogue with Trumpism.

Jan 19, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

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